Library · Jamestown
James River Valley Library System
Jamestown’s library is the James River Valley Library System, a branch of James River Valley Library System, open about 56 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Jamestown’s branch belongs to James River Valley Library System, which serves 21,593 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
James River Valley Library System
105 Third Street SE, Jamestown 58401
56 hrsopen a week
13,773sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at James River Valley Library System
56K
visits
2.6 per resident
118K
loans, print + digital
5.5 per resident
451
programs & events
6,916 attended
8,320
library cards
39% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
2.6 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.0 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
118K loans last year
Books & media (adults)25%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
451 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$51 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 91%State 8%Gifts & other 1%
Locations
Other James River Valley Library System branches in Jamestown
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.